Astran Launches AlwaysReady® Platform v2, Adding Advanced Data Transformation Capabilities for Financial Teams

Astran, the operational business continuity solution, today announced the release of Version 2 of its AlwaysReady® Platform, a few days after a major cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover cost the UK economy more than 2 billion pounds.

Building on its existing pillars of Secure Data and AI-Powered Processes, the platform now introduces a third core capability: Data Transformation, specifically designed for finance departments that need to keep paying suppliers, salaries and market operations, even when their ERP / TMS systems are unavailable.

With this new release, the AlwaysReady platform enables finance and treasury teams to manipulate and reconcile large data files without relying on an ERP, and to generate payment files in the exact formats required by their banks during a crisis. This ensures organizations can maintain critical payment operations in situations such as cyberattacks, ERP outages, migrations gone wrong or major IT incidents.

“With the v2 of the AlwaysReady® platform, we go beyond securing data and automating processes. We can work directly on raw, heavy data files and still produce clean, bank-ready payment files; all without our ERP and TMS systems. It's about making sure salaries get paid, suppliers are honored and market operations are settled, no matter what.”

A Third Pillar: Data Transformation for Crisis-Mode Operations

The new Data Transformation brick has been engineered to address the specific operational needs of CFOs, treasurers and finance leaders under pressure. Key capabilities include:

• Large file handling without ERP – Upload, clean, enrich and structure heavy data files (e.g. CSV, XLSX) directly into the AlwaysReady platform.
• No-code mapping and transformation – Map internal data structures to bank requirements using configuration, not code, enabling rapid adaptation during emergencies.
• Bank-grade payment file generation – Produce payment files in the correct formats for each banking partner to avoid manual work, rejections and delays.
• Automated anti-fraud integrity controls – Verify that the payment file has not been tampered with, and that the banking details are unchanged from your initial files to the payment file.
• Auditability and traceability – Maintain a full trace of changes, approvals and file generations to support internal control, audit and regulatory requirements.

The V2 release also introduces other major enhancements to the AlwaysReady platform such as a refreshed user interface, a new feature enabling task management and collaboration built in the business workflows, streamlined emergency onboarding of new users during the crisis, and extended administration capabilities to give greater control before and during disruptive events.

An End-to-End Business Continuity Layer for Cash Management

With V2, the AlwaysReady platform now offers a comprehensive continuity stack for critical payments, combining:

1. Secure Data: Isolation, protection and readiness of key cash management and payment data so it remains usable during a cyberattack or major IT incident.
2. AI-Powered Processes: Intelligent modeling of business workflows to reduce reliance on manual, ad-hoc procedures, including built-in task management and collaboration.
3. Data Transformation (new): End-to-end manipulation of operational data and generation of bank-ready payment files, even when ERP and core systems are unavailable.

This product step up comes two weeks after Astran and BNP Paribas jointly announced a partnership to build an end-to-end continuity solution for enterprise treasurers.

About Astran

Astran is a business continuity solution dedicated to operational resilience. The company helps large organizations secure and execute critical supplier payments, payroll and other vital operations even in the event of cyberattacks, ERP outages or major IT incidents. With its AlwaysReady platform, Astran provides a secure, ready-to-use operational layer that allows finance and other strategic teams to continue running their most critical processes, whatever happens. Eiffage, Elior, Sanofi and Vinci trust Astran for their vital operations.

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